Seasick: Denver Broncos fans react to stunning Super Bowl XLVIII loss

Broncos fans react to the Super Bowl at Jackson’s bar in Denver. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

SEASICK.

The Denver Broncos headed into Super Bowl XLVIII with the hopes and dreams of Broncos Country riding on their shoulders. But Seattle scored early, and often. And then? Well, it got downright ugly.

The end result was disastrous: A stunning 43-8 blowout loss to the Seahawks. Fan reactions on social media ran the gamut from disbelief to anger, from poignant commentary to crushing sorrow, and everything in between.

We compiled some of the best.

#BroncosReact Please tell that the real game is tomorrow. Were those impostors out there wearing orange today?

My sympathy is for all the fans who not see the glaring deficiencies of this team, and invested emotionally in them. Put away your team Jerseys, and start healing……

Jack Madison

I travel all the time, all over the entire United States for the past 28 years. In all my travails never have I met more objectionable and uninformed people as Bronco fans. They are horrible people.
And the irony is I am a human behavior analyst.

I live in Seattle yet am a Patriots fan. What is hilarious to me is most Denver fans hated Manning only a few years ago. Read the archives, you guys couldn’t stand him. Good thing your team and QB have all those records…too bad you don’t have anything to play them on.
I am not biased in the least before you go on your cowboy hat tirade against me. I’ve just experienced too many impolite and awful people wearing the blue and orange.
What rhymes with orange?

Good luck next year as I highly doubt KC & SD won’t be letting you off so easily. I will wager a 7-9 record with Peyton either retiring or getting hurt.
It’s Tebow time!

gwats1957

This is going to make for one of the best weeks in sports radio this entire year. I live in Denver, and the hand-wringing, and second guessing is going to make me smile all week….

gwats1957

I weep for you, Bronco Fans, but my tears are from laughter!

Herb96

Tough loss but not surprising. Announcer stated that this was the 5th time the no. 1 offense faced the no. 1 defense and the best defensive team won 4 out of 5. Defense still wins.

dotcom753

Hey Broncos fans, it was just a GAME with a BIG MONEY association. You lost? Big deal. You’ll win next year and if not, so what? Pro football is nothing but BIG BUSINESS so if you understand that, you’ll feel better.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.